Look inside issue 5 of Hello May to see the lovely Simone wearing a Pearl Button bespoke bridal dress. Continue reading
Category Archives: fashion, craft, vintage, design
deco – rating
These beautiful art deco buttons I found at a market long ago have been waiting and waiting for the right garment to appear on and here it is. Continue reading
I created Pearl as a paper dolly with her own different bridal styles to try on.
the valiant doiley
Crown your veil with something old like an heirloom doiley accented with handmade silk flowers and tiny antique glass beads. Even better if someone in your family made it. Continue reading
nothing but style
I’ve just watched the documentary ‘The Eye Has To Travel’, about Diana Vreeland’s extraordinary life in fashion. The documentary makes much of Diana Vreeland’s looks. There are many references to how plain she was and how this affected her confidence as a woman. She mentions early on that her mother called her extremely ugly. Although … Continue reading
return of the handmade ( I know this is not something new)
For those of us who make a living from making beautiful things by hand, the resurgent interest in the handmade and artisanal is a good thing. It is possible if you are not skilled in making things by hand perhaps someone in your family was.Maybe your mother knitted or your Grandmother crocheted or embroidered? If you … Continue reading
dress ups with Estella
Estella Havisham isn’t the only one to wear old wedding dresses…dressing up in them is fun even if you are wearing inappropriate footwear. That is the toe of a converse peeping out from under the hem. It is possible to get the feeling for the time this was worn. This dress is made by hand.Did … Continue reading
scruff of the neck
Is your neck looking a bit scruffy these days? I found some vintage collars at the Love Vintage Fair in Sydney that could fix this. The collars were hiding in a huge pile of doilies and napkins at a stall.It was very exciting pulling them out of the lucky dip of doilies.There were no garments … Continue reading
slowing down
I had the opportunity to get down to the shack in my week off. I had two nights there on my own. It was a time to collect my thoughts read a book (Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates) Clean and organise the books on the shelves. We have a wonderful collection down there accumulated over … Continue reading
diary entries
The diary entries in The Australian Flower Arrangement Calendar Diary 1967 begin on the 14th of August starting with The building of “Distant Hills” Martin took levels and put up profile. Charles gave a hand. … Good weather. The last entry is on December the 4th with drainage dug (rainwater) ….Very warm Was the house … Continue reading
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